My Take
Eric Winter is one of those guys who made the jump from modeling to acting look almost too easy — the kind of face that got him in the door, but he actually stayed because he could do the work. He's best known now as Sergeant Tim Bradford on The Rookie, where he plays the tough-but-layered training officer opposite Nathan Fillion, and honestly he holds his own in every scene. Before that gig he bounced through some fun projects — Days of Our Lives, The Mentalist as an FBI agent with a twist, Witches of East End — building up the kind of TV resume that quietly proves range. The guy went to UCLA, grew up in Southern California, and has that easy confidence that fits cop drama perfectly. He found his lane with The Rookie and ran with it, and I respect that kind of patient career-building.
Overview
Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor. He has appeared in the television roles as Sergeant Tim Bradford on the ABC show The Rookie (2018–present), Rex Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on the CBS drama series The Mentalist (2010–2012), Dash Gardiner on the Lifetime fantasy-drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014), and The Good Doctor (2017–20…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Winter
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ウィンター
- Reading
- えりっく・うぃんたー
- Born
- July 17, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- La Mirada, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Los Altos High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Fire with Fire | — | |
| Notable work | The Ugly Truth | — | |
| Notable work | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | — | |
| Notable work | The Rookie | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.